Receiving device for receiving a bottle on a carbonation machine; carbonation machine, and method for using a carbonation machine
US12427490B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F35/42
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A carbonation machine that includes a receiving device for receiving a bottle, the receiving device has a fastening device which has an iris device, which has an opening configured to have a variable size, the receiving device is transferable from a bottle-receiving state, which is configured for receiving the bottle, into an attachment state, in which the bottle is attached to the receiving device, and as the receiving device is transferred from the bottle-receiving state into the attachment state, a size of the opening of the iris device decreases, and in the bottle-receiving state, the bottle is arranged in a non-vertical receiving position on the receiving device; and in the attachment state, the bottle is arranged in a preparation position, and as the receiving device is transferred from the bottle-receiving state into the attachment state, the bottle is tilted from the non-vertical receiving position into the preparation position.
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